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Jennifer Nomeiko
5 O'Clock
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Posted - 2012.08.21 08:26:00 -
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New player of just a week old and I'm curious if there's an RP element out there. And if there is, how exactly is role playing conducted. And low/null sec - is it highly uncommon for someone to "wave" at another player and keep on flying? |
Kacer Xenro
The Followers of the Lightning Ironworks Coalition
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Posted - 2012.08.21 08:34:00 -
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I say hi to people in local once in a whille, usually they dont answer, and when they do its with a gun to the face. |
J'Poll
Pioneer's of the Galantic Wars Ethereal Dawn
372
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Posted - 2012.08.21 09:36:00 -
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Rule no 1 in mosr alliances: don't talk in local. So waving wont be answered most of the time.
As for RP, there are plenty of players who RP and stay in char. They usually use the background of their race/bloodline as a start. Inject your skillbook before you leave the station. Neo didnGÇÖt learn Kung-Fu by having it sit in his usb drive.-á If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, poke it with your gun and then shoot it. We are not running, we are advancing in the opposite direction |
Radius Prime
Aliastra Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.08.21 09:43:00 -
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Being in certain null alliances is role playing in itself. Some require you to be a foaming ******* all the time. You don't imagine these (most of the time) well educated family men to be like that in RL right? |
highonpop
Eve Liberation Force Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.08.21 14:42:00 -
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Jennifer Nomeiko wrote:New player of just a week old and I'm curious if there's an RP element out there. And if there is, how exactly is role playing conducted. And low/null sec - is it highly uncommon for someone to "wave" at another player and keep on flying?
o/
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J'Poll
Pioneer's of the Galantic Wars Ethereal Dawn
372
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Posted - 2012.08.21 15:20:00 -
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highonpop wrote:Jennifer Nomeiko wrote:New player of just a week old and I'm curious if there's an RP element out there. And if there is, how exactly is role playing conducted. And low/null sec - is it highly uncommon for someone to "wave" at another player and keep on flying? o/ J'Poll wrote:Rule no 1 in mosr alliances: don't talk in local. So waving wont be answered most of the time.
As for RP, there are plenty of players who RP and stay in char. They usually use the background of their race/bloodline as a start. This is 100% false. ARe you kidding me? What kind of ****'s do you fly for that wont let you talk in Local? Local is always full of people talking. OP, if its just you a nd a few other people in local, don't always anticipate a response. They may be AFK, or may be trying to scan you out. But I have never heard of an alliance forbidding people to talk in local. That's just stupid and doesn't accomplish anything other than making you look like an ass when someone is trying to talk to you.
Usually its forbidden to smack talk.
And discouraged to use local (Ive seen people give out fleet fits etc when enemy scout is in local). You could just use alliance chat if you want to talk (keep in mind im talking of nullsec, empire is something totally different, talk away in there). Inject your skillbook before you leave the station. Neo didnGÇÖt learn Kung-Fu by having it sit in his usb drive.-á If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, poke it with your gun and then shoot it. We are not running, we are advancing in the opposite direction |
Phoenix Bibbs
First Flying Wing Inc Soldiers Of New Eve
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Posted - 2012.08.21 15:32:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:Rule no 1 in mosr alliances: don't talk in local. So waving wont be answered most of the time.
OP, if its just you a nd a few other people in local, don't always anticipate a response. They may be AFK, or may be trying to scan you out.
I always feel like a jerk when I'm flying through a few systems and not really paying attention to local and then a few jumps later I realized someone said hi or waved and I didn't respond.
o/ |
Karl Planck
Heretic Army Heretic Nation
221
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Posted - 2012.08.21 15:37:00 -
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little suprised no one mentioned it, but go check out the "intergalactic summit" on the forums, its the rp section. As far as alliances that do it, i know at least CVA does it. I think their is a number of in game channels for it, one being "The Summit", not positive though Low-sec Best-sec |
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
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Posted - 2012.08.21 16:42:00 -
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Karl Planck wrote:little suprised no one mentioned it, but go check out the "intergalactic summit" on the forums, its the rp section. As far as alliances that do it, i know at least CVA does it. I think their is a number of in game channels for it, one being "The Summit", not positive though
The Summit is a good place to meet other RPers yeah. Come on by, OP! :D |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2012.08.21 18:56:00 -
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It depends on what you're looking for. There are RP entities so far as talk goes, and you can run into them at the Intergalactic Summit, as has already been pointed out. So far as actual grand RP actions, there are very few left who do that, and I'm hard pressed to point you in their direction. Curatores Veritatis Alliance and Ushra'Khan used to have an RP-oriented conflict going on, but they have both degraded from that point into more conventional alliances. From what I know, Star Fraction and I-RED went in the opposite direction -- towards more talk, less action.
The best you can really do is find a group of people who try to remain "in character" towards outside entities. There is actually surprisingly little to do, as a capsuleer is already some weird powerful dude sitting beyond a bunch of technology that basically detaches him from 99.9% of the population of the universe -- something that you, as someone playing a computer game, already are. Some examples of what it requires to actually be in character are:
- Not acknowledging the presence of "alts". Those make no sense in character.
- The word "players" makes no sense. Call them "pilots " or "capsuleers".
- Referring to CCP, or lag, or anything real world is a no-no. You can blame some stuff on CONCORD, some stuff on space-time distortions (lag), etc.
- When not logged on for a long period of time, you can be "planetside".
- Can't really refer to the Internet or websites as such, but when in the right context you can try to slip in a reference to "reading a public article by Petrus Blackshell" or something.
There's a whole series of tips like these, and while they can sometimes be restrictive, once you get used to them, it's fairly simple to just naturally be in character. Note that "in-character" corporations/alliances usually don't keep in character when talking in corp or alliance chat, if only for the informality. Being able to say "got dinner with my family, I'll be back in 30" really has no way of being translated into in-character.
Some things you shouldn't do while in-character or RPing:
- Forcing actions upon others, especially other players. "When we met in person, I guessed at your slave ancestry by the way you almost instinctively bowed at the sight of my Amarr grace."
- Making up stuff you do that you really are not able to do. "My battleship's shuttles launched to the planet's surface to abduct thousands as a workforce for my new plantation."
- Making up lore. "As Ammatar Shaman Yntar said a hundred years ago, 'is servitude not preferable to death?'"
- Ask or compel stuff of NPCs you do not have control over. "The Caldari Navy should fortify the security at Jita IV - Moon 4 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant to protect non-combat capsuleers in expectation of an incoming terrorist act by Goonswarm Federation."
So far as local chat in nullsec: it's usually kept quiet for several reasons including discipline, keeping the fleet's attention, preventing stupid smack talk, and preserving a respectable image. The others in local might also be AFK. Feel free to say hello, but be aware that doing so indicates that you're a) active and b) either not aware of nullsec local etiquette (a noob) or are a troll. Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
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Sugar Kyle
The humbleless Crew Capital Punishment.
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Posted - 2012.08.21 19:49:00 -
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I chat people up in local all the time. Tilde soaked words from something kinda like a pirate. |
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations Shaktipat Revelators
382
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Posted - 2012.08.21 20:11:00 -
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The best thing about EVE roleplay is that, like PvP, you don't need someone's permission to RP at them. |
highonpop
Eve Liberation Force Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.08.21 20:33:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:highonpop wrote:Jennifer Nomeiko wrote:New player of just a week old and I'm curious if there's an RP element out there. And if there is, how exactly is role playing conducted. And low/null sec - is it highly uncommon for someone to "wave" at another player and keep on flying? o/ J'Poll wrote:Rule no 1 in mosr alliances: don't talk in local. So waving wont be answered most of the time.
As for RP, there are plenty of players who RP and stay in char. They usually use the background of their race/bloodline as a start. This is 100% false. ARe you kidding me? What kind of ****'s do you fly for that wont let you talk in Local? Local is always full of people talking. OP, if its just you a nd a few other people in local, don't always anticipate a response. They may be AFK, or may be trying to scan you out. But I have never heard of an alliance forbidding people to talk in local. That's just stupid and doesn't accomplish anything other than making you look like an ass when someone is trying to talk to you. Usually its forbidden to smack talk. And discouraged to use local (Ive seen people give out fleet fits etc when enemy scout is in local). You could just use alliance chat if you want to talk ( keep in mind im talking of nullsec, empire is something totally different, talk away in there).
wut?
So Am I. You guys down in the drone lands have odd rules. I have been in nullsec since february. I've been through the tail end of the last branch war, retaking tenal, venal tech purge leading up to OTEC, I was in syndicate with my FA brother taking moons and I then joined the dogpile in Delve. Now, I'm back north fighting over Tribute.
I have never once EVER EVER EVER since being in nullsec seen local EMPTY from chatter. I;'m not sure what kind of weird rules you guys have, but Ican tell you that I have not encountered any blue or hostile alliance that did not chat up local. And it is ALMOST ALWAYS trash talk during a fight. So, I;m at a loss for what you are talking about not being able to talk in local. Must be pretty quiet down there....
"**** Up Local, Not Alliance" is a very commonly used term in the North. And I can confirm, you never click on a link posted by a Goon in local. LMAO
Maybe thats just how you do it in Etherium Reach ? For some weird reason....?
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Velarra
Ghost Festival Naraka.
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Posted - 2012.08.21 22:56:00 -
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The Intergalactic Summit Forum: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=260
http://tech4news.org/
http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Intergalactic_Summit_%28Useful_Threads%29
Channel in Game: The Summit
If you go looking for them, there are a number of Bars / Clubs typically hosted by individuals or corporations as RP "locations" to role play social activity in groups via text chat channels. |
Malcanis
Vanishing Point. The Initiative.
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Posted - 2012.08.22 06:36:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:Rule no 1 in mosr alliances: don't talk in local.
Erm... no? This is the opposite of the truth.
Anyway, most 0.0 residents will assume that a neutral flying alone through their space is either
(1) Hostile (2) An easy target
Depending on whether they're in their PvP ships or not. You might get a wave even if you draw a hostile response.
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Sin Pew
Dakini Rising The Kali Cartel
91
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Posted - 2012.08.22 07:06:00 -
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Malcanis wrote:Anyway, most 0.0 residents will assume that a neutral flying alone through their space is a threat and they should spam warp to dock up. There, fixed it for ya "haiku are easy, But sometimes they don't make sense, Refrigerator." |
Ogi Talvanen
Enlightened Industries Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.08.22 10:04:00 -
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You have CVA in Provi if you want to roleplay. |
Lost Greybeard
Fenrir's Dogs of War Union 0f Revolution
140
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Posted - 2012.08.22 14:39:00 -
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Talk in local all you want. People will actually see it in null, and be more likely to say hello as well, since they'll have the window actually up to watch the channel roster.
People generally being friendly, however, doesn't preclude them shooting at you. And RPing at people, typically, increases the probability of them shooting you significantly, as there are few ways to do so that aren't annoying to the point of being abrasive. Especially since your character in Eve is literally an infomorph inhabiting a body which sees the world through a virtual rendering, i.e. according to the lore you're a person playing a video game that's de facto significantly smarter than all the non-capsuleer people. You're also supposed to be petty, spiteful and place a low value on human life, i.e. behave like the player of a video game.
Hell, the infomorph even technically lives in the relay system, so you could technically even complain about lag and so on without breaking character. Referencing lore like some capsuleers coming from slave races and others coming from masters, NPC political alliances, etc actually demonstrates a _poor_ understanding of the lore, the game starts when you finish paying off the last of your debt to your home faction and transcend the petty politics and history of men for a superior independent existence among the stars. |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings Ushra'Khan
1415
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Posted - 2012.08.22 19:10:00 -
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Ogi Talvanen wrote:You have CVA in Provi if you want to roleplay. From what I've seen, they don't RP that much anymore. I mean, the official stance is still "We are Amarr, hear us roar!" but in action they are just the leader of a pretty crappy collection of newbie or bad nullsec residents. I tried kicking up some RP with the classic Ushra'Khan "your doom is here, slaver scum" thing, but all I got was "I'm no slaver, why would I support slavery?" and some CVA dude whining at me about me not supposed to shoot him as they're NRDS.
It's sort of sad, really. Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
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